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CFP Workshop: Social Bots Analysis With Mixed Methods
by KARAMI, AMIR 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

<Apologies for Cross-Posting> ~15% of Twitter users are bots. Social bots are not just present during elections, but instead are everywhere, in areas like politics, health, social movements, etc. If you want a new direction for your research interests, to find an idea for your PhD dissertation or Master’s thesis, learn more about related studies and possible opportunities, share your research, or start a new collaboration, please join us for a half-day free workshop at the 2019 iConference to be held in Washington, DC, on Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 1:30-5 pm. Title: Detecting and Taming Wild Social Bots with Mixed Methods Attendees will learn how to use open source tools to collect Twitter data, detect social bots, and use both quantitative and qualitative methods for investigating the activities of social bots. Practical examples of bot detection and strategies will be provided within the context of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting. Abstract Submission: The workshop welcomes submissions up to 500 words for short paper presentations (15 minutes) of case studies related to social bots. Please send your abstract of up to 500 words to karami(a)sc.edu<mailto:karami@sc.edu>. Important Dates: - Abstract submission deadline: Feb 15th, 2019 - Notification of acceptance: Mar 1st, 2019 Agenda: -Welcome, Overview, Introductory Activity -Twitter Data Collection with R -Social Bots Detection and Botometer -Social Bots Analysis with Mixed Methods using R and NVivo -Practical Examples -Case Studies -Q&A Organizers: Amir Karami, iSchool, University of South Carolina, karami(a)sc.edu<mailto:karami@sc.edu> Vanessa Kitzie, iSchool, University of South Carolina, kitzie(a)mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:kitzie@mailbox.sc.edu> Ehsan Mohammadi, iSchool, University of South Carolina, ehsan2(a)mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:ehsan2@mailbox.sc.edu>

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CFP: Reminder
by Janet Wasko 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

::: Reminder ::: What is Technology?<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/> (2019) submission deadline is Monday, January 21st Call for Proposals<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/cfp/>: Please send 150–200 word abstracts for papers, panels, and/or installations to jwasko(a)uoregon.edu<mailto:jwasko@uoregon.edu>. Plenary Participants<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/participants/> | Location<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/location/>

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Research survey: Risk-taking in cybersecurity (Indiana State University)
by Andrew Gillam 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

If you haven’t participated yet, please consider sharing your insights. If you have, thank you for your time and effort; my regrets on the repeated send. Best regards to all. –AG ======= Original message ======= Greetings. I am soliciting acquaintances, friends and colleagues to participate in an online survey; findings support my doctoral research. The questions explore various decision-making factors and their impacts on technology use by people in the US who use information technology at work. Participation is anonymous for all participants; investigators cannot determine who participates and who does not. The survey uses single-click answers and is comprised of 68 questions. About 13 minutes are needed to complete it. A case-sensitive password is needed to gain access. The password is ISUresearch . The survey is available online at https://indstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2H2vHMmacQD8iN We ask that participants only access the survey once, and that they use personal time to participate outside of work. Please feel free to share this request by forwarding to others. Qualified participants must be working or retired adults in the United States who routinely use(d) employer-owned computers and/or mobile devices to do their jobs. They can access the questionnaire using the information provided above. Thanks and best regards, Andy Andrew R. Gillam Ph.D. Candidate agillam(a)sycamores.indstate.edu Indiana State University

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Theorizing the Web Submission Deadline Final Reminder
by Jenny Davis 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Hi All, Just a reminder that TtW2019 Submissions are due by midnight on January 20th EST. CFP here https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/ [https://theorizingtheweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/flier-with-location…]<https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/> Call for Papers – Theorizing the Web<https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/> theorizingtheweb.org Theorizing the Web is an inter- & non-disciplinary DIY conference on tech & society. Jenny L. Davis Lecturer, School of Sociology The Australian National University Co-Editor: Cyborgology<https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/> <https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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Download new collection "Internet Governance in the Global South - History, Theory, and Contemporary Debates"
by Daniel Oppermann 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Dear all, At NUPRI-USP (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Relações Internacionais) we published the edited collection "Internet Governance in the Global South - History, Theory, and Contemporary Debates". The book can be downloaded for free at the NUPRI website https://www.nupri.com.br. The content: >From Bandung to the DNS (Daniel Oppermann) The Difficult Path to the Insertion of the Global South in Internet Governance (Jean-Marie Chenou, Juan Sebastián Rojas Fuerte) Governança Global da Internet: Aspectos Conceituais, Questões da Agenda Contemporânea e Prospectos para o Estudo do Tema (Diego Canabarro) Prolegomenon to the Decolonization of Internet Governance (Syed Mustafa Ali) Do Século XX para o Século XXI: da Revolução Mundial do Cidadão Comum para a Revolução Informacional do Capital Humano (Alexandre Arns Gonzales) ICANN, New gTLDs and the Global South (Paul White) Los ccTLDs y los Dilemas del Desarrollo Comercial del DNS en América Latina. Reflexiones para el Sur Global (Carolina Aguerre) Deconstructing the Paradoxes of South Africa’s Emerging Discourse and Framework on ICTs and Internet Governance (Colin Darch, Rachel Adams, Ke Yu) Governança da Internet a partir da Periferia: Integrando a Amazônia Brasileira aos Debates sobre a Governança da Internet (Luisa Lobato) Examining the Intersections of Counter-Terrorism Laws and Internet Governance in Ethiopia (Tewodros Workneh) A Política Externa Brasileira na Governança da Internet: do Direito à Privacidade ao Direito à Participação (Thaíse Kemer) Thanks a lot to all the contributors and supporters! Best Daniel

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CFP: 4S Open Panel on Science communication: Making science in public
by Hara, Noriko 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

***Call for Participation for 4S Open Panel on “Science communication: Making science in public”*** https://www.4s2019.org/call-for-submissions/ Society for Social Studies of Science, New Orleans, LA, September 4-7, 2019 Submission Deadline Feb 1, 2019 Public communication of science is a key mechanism by which scientific knowledge is mediated, negotiated, and transformed. Over the past decades, STS research has outlined the ways in which science and society are coproduced through communication activities, catalysed a shift towards dialogue and engagement in science communication practice, and itself been opened up to public audiences through experimental forms of making and doing. This open stream invites paper proposals that analyse or reflect upon public science communication. We understand this broadly, as “organized, explicit, and intended actions that aim to communicate scientific knowledge, methodology, processes, or practices in settings where non-scientists are a recognized part of the audiences” (Horst et al 2016, 883). Science communication therefore includes, for instance, science in museums, science fairs, events, and festivals, popular science writing, science blogging, sciart activities, university and lab open days, news media, digital and social media, and science comedy. We invite critical analysis of these activities. For example, papers might offer reflections on the role science communication plays in the democratisation of science, analyses of the constitution of publics and knowledges within particular science communication activities, discussion of the affective regimes of science in public, or accounts of experimental practice. In particular, any analysis that showcases how science communication is innovated, interrupted, and regenerated is welcomed. The panel will thus use the methodologies and concerns of STS to reflect upon the problems, potential and practice of contemporary science communication. Single paper submissions should be in the form of abstracts of up to 250 words. They should include the paper’s main arguments, methods, and contributions to STS. When you submit your paper, select “Papers for Open Panels,” and then, select “#132 Science Communication: Making Science in Public.” Organizers: Noriko Hara, Indiana University Sarah Davies, University of Copenhagen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noriko Hara, Ph.D. Professor & & Director of MIS (Master of Information Science) Department of Information & Library Science School of Informatics, Computing, & Engineering | Indiana University http://norikohara.org<http://norikohara.org/>

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2019 James Carey Media Research Award Call
by Sarina Chen 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

James W. Carey Media Research Award 2019 Sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research *http://www.cccsir.com/ <http://www.cccsir.com/>* The Carl Couch Center invites nominations or self nominations for works to be considered for its annual James W. Carey Media Research Award. Welcome are works on topics that were central to Carey's scholarship. Submissions might focus on technology, time & space and communication, the nature of public life, the relation between journalism and popular culture – among others – taking these themes in new or different directions. Applications will be evaluated based on engagement with Carey's approaches and concepts, originality, and advancement of knowledge. Evaluation will be administered by a Review Committee of: Dr. Kathy Roberts Forde, University of Massachusetts Dr. Linda Steiner, University of Maryland Dr. Matt Carlson, University of Minnesota Both single and multiple authored works will be accepted. All submissions must be works that have been published or have been accepted for publication in a book or journal. To be considered for the 2019 award, works should have been published or accepted in 2018. Submitted works should be sent to Sarina Chen, at the address below, according to the following directions: Works may be submitted electronically in plain text, Microsoft Word or PDF format. If a book is submitted, please send a copy of the table of contents and front matter electronically, along with a brief author statement (500 words maximum) describing how the book relates to Carey's thought. Then ask your publisher to furnish four (4) review copies for consideration by the committee. The application deadline is April 20, 2019. Notification of award application will be sent out by November 1. For questions and comments about the Carey Award, please contact: Sarina Chen Lang Hall 326 Dept. of Communication Studies University of Northern Iowa 1227, W. 27thStreet Cedar Falls, IA 50614 USA E-mail: sarina.chen(a)uni.edu

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Hiring Prof. - STS and Environment / Sciences Po Paris
by Amélie VAIRELLES 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

[image: Logo Sciences Po - médialab] Sciences Po’s médialab <https://medialab.sciencespo.fr/en/> is hiring a *Professor in Sociology of science and technology and the environment *(faculty position in the public sector). The position will benefit from a specific support *including a chair of excellence and a grant to finance a thesis* that (s)he will supervise. *IMPORTANT DEADLINES : March 1st*, 2019 for international candidates (pre-qualifications) and *March 29th*, 2019 for all candidates (applications). *Discipline * The candidate's social science discipline may be sociology, demography, physical, human, economic and regional geography or epistemology, history of science and technology. *Status* The present offer is for a faculty position in the public sector. Candidates must have: - the title of Professor, - or be qualified as a Professor, or an equivalent position in a foreign university at the time of recruitment. *Job Profile* Sociology of science and technology and the environment. The position is open to someone who has developed skills in history or sociology of science and technology and whose expertise in studying the interactions between science and society is well acknowledged. (S)He will be expected to pursue or initiate a research project relating to the environment (governance, climate, energy, risks, etc.). The candidate is intended to develop an expertise in the analysis of the ecological transition through digital methods. This position will benefit from a specific financial support: the recruited professor will have a chair of excellence, including a doctoral contract to finance a thesis that (s)he will supervise. Working knowledge in French is required. *Recruitment Process* *Pre-qualification* Candidates practicing at a higher education institution outside France and not qualified by the French National Council of Universities (CNU) must obtain the approval of Sciences Po's Scientific Council in order to know if they are eligible for this job. They are asked to report to the selection committee chair *before March 1st, 2019.* *Application* Candidates must submit their application through the "Galaxie" portal of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research <https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/index.jsp>, *between November 30th, 2018 and March 29th 2019* (Galaxie job offer reference: 4092). *If you have troubles applying throught the galaxie portal, please contact us <medialab(a)sciences-po.fr>. * More information <https://medialab.sciencespo.fr/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Recrutment_medial…> <https://twitter.com/medialab_ScPo> <http://www.medialab.sciences-po.fr/fr/> Sciences Po - médialab 27 rue Saint-Guillaume 75337 Paris cedex 07 France

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Postdoc position in Digital Russian Studies, University of Helsinki
by Mariëlle W. 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

The Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki invites applications for an enthusiastic and creative POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN (DIGITAL) RUSSIAN STUDIES (18 MONTHS) for a fixed term of 18 months from 1 May 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is associated with the University of Helsinki Three-Year Project Strategies of Persuasion: Russian Propaganda in the Algorithmic Age (2019-2021) led by dr. Mariëlle Wijermars. The project examines what strategies of persuasion are employed by Russian state-aligned media and other relevant actors to frame and disseminate strategic communications within traditional and digital media environments. It investigates how these strategies have evolved in response to the changing technological environment in the current algorithmic age. How does propaganda work in the age of social media, recommender systems and botnets? The project is based at the Aleksanteri Institute and associated with the Digital Russia Studies initiative. For more information, see https://blogs.helsinki.fi/digital-russia-studies/projects/strategies-of-per… . QUALIFICATIONS The appointee will study social media platforms (e.g. VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Facebook) and YouTube to examine how disinformation campaigns use structural affordances of online news dissemination, such as algorithmic ranking and recommender systems, to amplify their reach. Using computational methods, the research conducted by the appointee will help gain a better understanding of how disinformation spreads, how an item is made to go viral, and how users engage with this type of information. Candidates must hold a doctoral degree and be able to conduct independent scholarly work. Solid knowledge of social network analysis and quantitative research methods is a requisite; proven ability to employ advanced digital research methods, such as machine learning approaches, or the capacity and willingness to acquire skills in this domain, will be a great advantage. The candidate is expected to have excellent command of Russian; proficiency in other Central and/or East European languages would be an asset. The appointee is expected to contribute c. 3 peer-reviewed articles. Precise research tasks will be defined in collaboration with the project leader. The appointee will also contribute to the activities of the research project, such as coordinating collaboration with (inter)national network partners, teaching and organizing project workshops and seminars. Good social skills and a pro-active attitude are naturally assets. The working language is English. The appointee will be based in Helsinki for the entire duration of the appointment. If needed, the starting date, 1 May 2019, is negotiable. SALARY AND TRIAL PERIOD Monthly gross salary for the position varies between 3150 and 3550 euros, depending on the appointee’s qualifications and experience. The contract will include a six-month trial period. Health care services and standard Finnish pension benefits are provided for the University employees. HOW TO APPLY Please submit your application, together with the required documents, through the University of Helsinki Recruitment System via https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/postdoctoral-researcher-in-digita…. Applicants who are employees of the University of Helsinki are requested to submit their application via the SAP HR portal. Applicants are requested to enclose with their applications the following documents as a single pdf file: 1) a curriculum vitae (max. 2 pages) with a separate list of publications, 2) a short description (max. 2 pages) of the applicant’s relevant methodological skills and how her or his research interests match the Strategies of Persuasion research project, 3) a writing sample of the applicant’s research (e.g. published article, doctoral dissertation), 4) the contact information of two referees, 5) and optionally other relevant documents. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2019. Technical support for using the University’s electronic recruitment system or the SAP HR portal: rekrytointi(a)helsinki.fi. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information please contact project leader dr. Mariëlle Wijermars, marielle.wijermars(a)helsinki.fi. The decision will be communicated in early March. DUE DATE 15.02.2019 23:59 EET The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers. In international university rankings, the University of Helsinki typically ranks among the top 100. The University of Helsinki seeks solutions for global challenges and creates new ways of thinking for the best of humanity. The Aleksanteri Institute functions as a national centre of research, study and expertise pertaining to Russia and Eastern Europe, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. We offer our researchers an international and inspiring research environment in the centre of Helsinki, with excellent research infrastructure (including Integrum database, diverse electronic resources of the University of Helsinki and the world-famous Slavonic library). The Centre of Excellence in Russian studies funded by the Academy of Finland, a visiting scholars programme and a wide network of scholars conducting research on Russia are also part of our dynamic research community. More information on the Aleksanteri Institute is available on the webpage http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksanteri/english/.

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[#WebSci19] CfP Web Science Conference, June 30 - July 3, 2019, Boston, MA, USA
by Peters Isabella 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

***please excuse multiple postings*** Synergies for the Good: The web and society 11th International ACM Web Science Conference 2019 June 30 - July 3, 2019 at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA CALL FOR PAPERS: https://websci19.webscience.org/callforpapers.html CALL FOR POSTERS: https://websci19.webscience.org/callforposters.html ABSTRACT (PAPERS) DUE FEBRUARY 4, 2019, Midnight AoE (https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe) PAPERS/POSTERS DUE FEBRUARY 11, 2019, Midnight AoE Synergies for the Good: The web and society (#WebSci19) The 11th International ACM Conference on Web Science in 2019 (WebSci’19) is a unique conference where a multitude of disciplines converge in a creative and critical dialogue with the aim of understanding the web and its impacts. WebSci’19 welcomes participation from diverse fields including (but not limited to) art, anthropology, computer and information sciences, communication, economics, humanities, informatics, law, linguistics, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. CALL FOR PAPERS Following the tradition of earlier conferences, contributions to WebSci’19 aim to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. The community engages with novel and thought-provoking ideas and discusses original research, work in progress, analysis, and practice in the field of Web Science, its current theoretical, methodological, and epistemological challenges as well as Web practices of individuals, collectives, institutions, and platforms. In particular, we welcome contributions that · have a broader perspective on the web and that combine analyses of web data and other types of data (e.g., from surveys or interviews) to better understand user behaviour (i.e., online and offline), · carried out longitudinal studies, · present successful cases of inter-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary web research, · use mixed-method approaches or reflect on the methods used, · discuss responsible forms of Web Science (e.g. regarding standards, methods, generalizability of results), and/ or · reflect on the societal impact of web research, how the web is perceived in the media and in society and whether this clashes with the self-image of Web Science. Please refer to https://websci19.webscience.org/callforpapers.html to learn more about topics of interest, the types of papers and the submission process. CALL FOR POSTERS We invite submissions to the poster session of WebSci’19. The poster session is an opportunity for computer and information scientists to present shorter results, and for researchers from other disciplines to share both unpublished and previously published work with one another and with the Web Science community. Please refer to https://websci19.webscience.org/callforposters.html to learn more about topics of interest and the submission process. We hope to see you in Boston! Isabella Peters & Wagner Meira Jr. (Program Chairs) Momin Malik & Ingmar Weber (Poster Chairs) Paolo Boldi, Brooke Foucault Welles, Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda, Christo Wilson (General Chairs) *** Prof. Dr. Isabella Peters Professor of Web Science Kiel University (CAU Kiel) Institute for Computer Science Department Web Science (R. 506) Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 3 D-24118 Kiel T: +49 431 880-7286 E: ipe(a)informatik.uni-kiel.de<mailto:ipe@informatik.uni-kiel.de> Web: http://www.ws.informatik.uni-kiel.de/en/research ZBW Leibniz Information Center for Economics Düsternbrooker Weg 120 D-24105 Kiel T: +49-431-8814-623 E: i.peters(a)zbw.eu<mailto:i.peters@zbw.eu> Web: http://www.zbw.eu/en/research/web-science

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